Single-player games like Garlic
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Garlic, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Garlic page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Super Magbot
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
- 2
Super Mombo Quest
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
- 3
Downwell
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
- 4
Tiny Thor
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
- 5
Donut Dodo
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and challenging for the whole family! Ready to top the high score table?
- 6
Sunblaze
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.
- 7
RITE
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.
- 8
Sir Lovelot
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life. Join him in this wacky tight platformer, where impressing cheeky damsels is harder than a heart of stone!
- 9
Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Garlic.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
- 10
Mute Crimson+
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.
- 11
Celeste
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
- 12
Battletoads
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Garlic.
• Over-the-top combat with combos and hard-hitting morph attacks • Wild, varied gameplay sequences for all types of gamers • Hand-drawn animation feels like playing a cartoon • Drop-in couch co-op for three players
- 13
Bad School Boy
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
experience the thrill of being a dunce in BadSchoolBoy !!
- 14
Thrill Penguin
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
crazy parkour game with No cycles, No texts, No complicated weird mechanics, Just have fun and get the thrill now !!
- 15
Furi Demake - The Chain
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Garlic.
Fight your way free in this 8-bit-inspired version of Furi's first boss fight against The Chain. Frantic action, nervous controls, a blend of shoot and sword fight reimagined in 90s style. Only 1 boss fight! A gift to Furi’s fans.
- 16
Quick Quest
Single-player alternative to Garlic — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Garlic.
In Fantasy world, evil knights are threatening the equilibrium, Only you can fight them to restore the peace and the good balance of things.